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a Democratic National Committee rally, Biden suggested the two
extra Democrats would allow the Democratic-controlled Senate to
remove a legislative roadblock known as the filibuster that
requires a 60-vote majority to overcome.
Democrats hold a bare majority in the Senate now, and two
Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten
Sinema, have opposed ending the filibuster.
Biden's remark suggests he would support a vote to end the
filibuster, which can be decided by a simple majority. For any
such move to be successful, Democrats need to retain control of
the House and gain two seats in the Senate. Most forecasters
suggest Republicans are likely to gain House control.
Biden has made restoring protections lost in the Supreme Court's
June decision to reverse the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case a
central theme of his stump speeches in the lead-up to the Nov. 8
congressional elections.
"If you give me two more senators in the United States Senate, I
promise you, I promise you, we're going to codify Roe and once
again make Roe the law of the land," said Biden.
Biden exhorted women voters to help elect Democrats.
"I don't believe the MAGA Republican have a clue about the power
of American women. Let me tell you something, they’re about to
find out."
According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout
was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more
women than men voted. Since the Supreme Court decision on Roe,
there has been a surge in women registering to vote.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Heather
Timmons)
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